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Moving to Australia Post Qualification

  • 20-11-2016 08:34PM
    #1
    PhilipsR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 723 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    Passed my FAEs just gone and will be finished up with my contract this time next year. I was looking at past threads but there's no recent ones so thought I'd start a new one.

    Has anyone on here done it? Want to move to Sydney for at least a year but am open to staying longer if I'm honest.

    Does anyone know what the current job situation is like? I'd prefer to get out of audit but would be willing to stay in it if it was the only job available. I'm also in the Big 4 so I may try and request a permanent transfer which would definitely make everything a lot easier.

    Anyone got any experience they can share?


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  • #2
    Legend100
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 736 ✭✭✭Legend100


    Been in Sydney for 5 years and arrived about 18 months after finishing my training contract. Irish accountants are well thought of over here and you should pick up work easily enough. The main drawback is the visa. If you come over on a working holiday visa, you can stay for a year and upto 6 months with the same employer. The year can be extended to 2 if you do regional work.

    Other options are if you can find an employer to sponsor you on a 457 visa or apply for a permanent resident visa, but this will take a bit more time and there are a number of hoops you have to go through, including getting your skills assessed by the Australian Institute (assuming you have qualified).

    I ended up doing a stint on each visa - Working holiday -> 457 -> PR and will be applying for citizenship soon. As an accountant, Australia is a great choice if you are looking for work. The initial stage can be frustrating but once you find a job and get settled, it can be a great place to live and progress with your career. I came from a small firm back home ane now am in a good job managing a finance team in a large organisation.


    Best of luck with it if you decide to make the leap


  • #3
    PhilipsR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 723 ✭✭✭PhilipsR


    Thanks for the reply Legend! I'm hoping work will get me a transfer or I can get over as part of one of the international recruitment companies that are all over LinkedIn, to get out of the hardest stage.

    Did you do the whole working on a farm because of the Working Holiday Visa requirements?


  • #4
    Legend100
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 736 ✭✭✭Legend100


    I didn't need to do the farming as got sponsored with the company I was working with on my WHV so it worked out well.

    But on the flip side one of my friends who is also an accountant did the farming to get his second year and said it was great trying something different for a change of scene from an office.


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